Win Me Something: A Novel

"Kyle Lucia Wu’s impressive debut novel follows Willa, a young Chinese American woman in Brooklyn who takes a job as a nanny for a wealthy white couple’s precocious 9-year-old daughter. While Willa bonds with the girl, her job causes her to reflect on her own childhood, which was never really happy or unhappy. The novel is filled with quiet moments that pack a devastating emotional punch. It’s perfectly structured and is clear that Wu has thought carefully about each sentence. This is a subtle but powerful triumph."